Fence post



' Jan. 31, 1933.

Af H. LANGENHEIM 1,895,670

FENCE PQST Filed July vll, 1952 m mw yPatented Jan. 31, 1933 *U,N1TEDSTATS ALBERT H. LANGENHEHLQO nAYT'oN, oHio, AssIGNoit'ro'THE DAYToiv-MALLEABLE y? Y, -iRoN coMPAivY, QFjpAYToN, oiiidnfconromvrioiv orv omoY 1 f 'FENCE ros'ir- 'f :Application ymed July 11`,

This inventionrelates to fences such; as are usedfas guardgfences on highways and the like.` K pv. y 'l i The principalobjectof-the Yinvention is the provision of a metalv fence post of'very strong constructionbut light in-weight and of cheap manufacture, adapted to be securely inounted in place and having provision for readily connecting vthe guard Acables or planks. 1

.Another object Lof theinvention is the provision of a fence p'ostofthe character v mentioned having p rovisionat its upperend-for readily connecting and supporting theguard cable ina plurality of differentpositions.

. Another object of the invention is the provision of a fence postof the charactermentioned constructed as an iron casting. adapted to be readily secured to a concrete foundationlor the like at three different points', and havingV provisiony for assuming the weight at' al suitable height, and guard cables, con'- nected at the upper ends of the postsl` h Otheiyobjects and'V advantages ofthe in-y vention will be apparent from the following description,'the appendedclaiins, and the accompanying drawing inv which Fig. lis a sideelevation of afeiice post embodying lthe present invention, (shown yin itsrelationship with associatedparts of the fence; .l 'l 1 il Fig. 2 is la front view oftherfence post; VFign is a kbottom plan view .of thep'ost; v 1 Fig. 4c is a horizontal sectionvgontheline Fig. y5 is a view showing a `portion `of a fence embodying the present invention; f h

Fig. 6 is a side v,elevation of V one of the short posts; and

of Fig. 1^.,

g v' Referring: incre Vparticularly'i,to Y

the like i'spreferably vof the guardiplanksl kwhich arefconnected. l

object. of the invention resides f.

tionv foot 17 which is preferably ofgenerally Fig. 7` is a vertical section vonfthe line- Y i932.: serial 1510. 621,819.

views; designates generally a fence y adapted for fenice constructions such as used y von f highways. atcurves ,oliothr .dangeril places to prevent an automobileorthej like v from .getting ofi ofthe highway, 4`15.15 ,InYFig.5is shownaportionofahigliway Y fence'enibojdyingaseifies ofpostslO between' which are alternately arranged*shorter,posts 1 y l1,- theposts l() andv 11r lsupporting land 'holdl-V y ing planks 12 arranged yatfabout hubrap height ofan autoinobil e`. 'Abovetheplanks 12 is stretched a; wire orf cable 13, `AWhichlis `rather loosely heldatthe upper ends'ofthe". i

fence posts 10. At the end' offthevfencevthe cable is attached to thefend postf.1 0a by .Yiii'eaiisj of a suitable fitting-M which connectediby a guy, or brace l5= anchored atits lower end* inlany desired marini-ir.4 IA turnbuckle 16er provided betweenthe t Y cable and fittinglA.y p. fgp'lp The fence p0 s t`1 0 is preferablyniade the Y .OTIYL .Of Strong'and rigid` metal 'castingof malleable iron or other metal adapted to withstand `the shocks and i strains to whichit subjected v `The casting h asaib'ase orfoundatriangular shape and in which there are three l holes 18, 19 and 20 adapted .tov receivefthe upperfends of anchoring bolt'sfQl, 21a which are cast ina foundation orlolockjof, concre-te or thfc ,like, designatedfgenerally ,22.jp l`h e 'L concrete 4foundation blocks are preferably preformedand are sunkorfplanted.in-.the

groundlat desired l ficationsl` a suitable distance apart alongivthe ledge -Of Uifhi'shwait! They g5 .are adaptedto'detachablyjreceiveandsupporta l the various fence posts., Twovofthe anchor-f agace-21am arranged.' adjacent; #haired-1' yside corners'of the'vfoundation block, )while thethiijd bolt 21a is arranged centrally cnil-he 9u Y opposite. side so `that' the post bei firmly Supportedatthefwntjat Pants, 'onlsderfl able distanceI away vfrom theplane'of'syi'n- `inetry inorder thatjstrains or'shockstending toniove thein sidewiseiwill be adequately' assumed. Thev re r boltgbei gia1 considerable distance away frornfitheftwo fi'ontlboltspifo- A vides afirm supportfforthe rear of tlie`;post,j i Y Vit being Observedthat twelrodsde'beltsebth- J 1` l jcorne intoreiip'ectlin casethegguard aijgzlotif Y* struck by an automobile, While' the single rear i bolt is' not subjected to great strains; Y j

. Rising from the ,base of thepost 10, as-

. shown, is a generally Hshaped body portion,

. 5 having lighteningjholes24. The vbody portionlpreferably..comprises a'front Web 25 and a;l r'ear web 26 betvveen Whicheztends a rcen- Y traly Web 27, and at suitable points adjacent 'ing jstrengt-heniagzwebsges and 295; 1e-abject@ ing from .the frontjside ofthe `post at a' suitf `'able distance above .its base is ya lshelf or bracket 30adapted to support the inner lower edge of the plank l2 sozthat weight of the f, ythan'bygthe;bolts-T31' which hold the plank against the f latfface 32'., vThis not only relievesthe bolts 3l from strain', but also' greatly y facilitates the assemblyof the planks at the V exact height desired.- r .Y `"st:above the top of theplank position thef'post' lOi's V'cutf avvay toprovide' alrecess orf indentation, the forwardlylocated' v'veb 25 [eirvingjback and eup and then curving out,- v^''av'f`s`i"r `llyfagain. adjacent Vv'the top yof the post so thatthe post itself vvill not be'lialole tof be 'Stl'uck. bythe fenderof a car.

Theil v "er end of'th post fa'short leg receivable lin a socket 3 6 and havfing along leg passingthrough `h o1e'37 a'rf "shovvnin Figs. l1and'7. ""Theffdiaine'terioi' theV hable ispreferably somewhat smaller thanl im 'the'fo'p'enin'g 'inthe J-bolt sothatfthe'cable n 1 Vcan'flno've endvvisev in order fth'atsfstrai'ns on "o'nepartfof thefcable-`1nay Vbe'` distributed vover va'number 'ofpostsr In the main body of the fence` the postssuppor't' the cable 4'outwardly ""j'the post top, andpreferably"above ',-the

. i position. f When such fpos'tlis usedfat .f .the'endlof the fence',thefcableean be eiitended through ltheV hole ,38,Qorithe'cable maybe at -V` *itis :desired tofhave lthefc'able extend .th'rough i `an arrahgementis lprovided vfor. QiWhile the intermediate portion.A oiftheV post 1 *O1isl :herein v lffbe obviousthatA thepostiin e so noted-"aste mount ycable'in p t nd two; "cables farrangedone `r above the plankfs position are horizontallyextendplank 12 is assumedby the postitself'ratherfence, the post supports thecalole :13 preferably by means oraJishaped bolt 35 vhavingy through rthe hole 38v `as shown in "Figi "5151 H thefhle's'BSfo'fall ofthe posts of the fencej rinstead of having itv supported by-Jbolts, such'- the post Such a post il is shown 6, providing a shelfl or bracketlO for the snp@v port of the plank. The post 11 :is of such. i

Vheight that it reachesup tothe .top of the plank, the .rear upper` side being preferably curvedas shown at 4l.l IThree attaching holes 42 are provided-,the footer baseportion ofA the posts r11', corresponding inV constructiony and holespaeingte that ofthe post 10so that the 'various posts ibe, interchangeably. mounted onthe ceneretef'foundatons.

1 Posts oft-he character herein described may 1 f' be 'readilyY madefas malleable'iron castingsvv [which neednotbemachinedfas they may be readily finished (merely by a tumbling c )pera b ef'asuitable coating ofi 'p' nt L orth-eylli elforvisibility tion followed ythe applic' They may be'freadily handled andmounted 'planks fandffcables being'y-veryjonveniently 'in place A"on-the'concrete foundations,the vS' apponedgn; 'their ,-preperjpsitienss Due fr0 the construction'alf features `ofthe Aposts; they are f lightweight,btjagainirabiyadapted to.

withstand the various" strainsv and'fshocks to Which the 'arefsfubj'ected.V 4In fc'ase nii-collision too severe, the plank .eleler'ztfsy th'ef cari :along y' the fenfcegf Whenitheshock is-:severetheplank f might 'be broken,l and theqstr'ainfassumed@by the cable.: In ease'of tremendous shock on the fence, .orj'in case vthe shook is applied dit rectly adjacentfonefofftheapsts, -thep'ost i' might break, 'aumugh' the' 'aeiloringffeoncrete A`vfoundill-tions' are vprefeiably made lof -lUQ .rather smallf'fwidth so that 'they inight'niove somewhat in the ground, fbi-'1t in casefof'break-l agevofv a pfost the broken parts areveryfread-fl i lily'separable fromtheffonn'dat of. the nventio Yl. 'Foruse-in" afhi'ghivay 'guard fence, a' Y fencepstfeornprisingfacast Inetal 'niefinherw having cablesupporting-fmealns'atits'ipper'V end, Va centralgportionof lthe front of thepost, Y Y 'h'aVIgS-tfplk' y i portionof the post justY tion being'r'ecessed backawayiroin the'iplank'f- `position While` the top:ofthe postprojectsoutf the( plank position."

ifi 'af-highway' gf i w in'and from the 'cable ai'idv planks, `an'da vv post can hev 'veryrea'dily mountedin-it'sfp c'eL f m5 f Wfh'fle thefformo-f construction herein defscribed, 'constitutes a preferredembodiment isftyhefundestood thatv the inventieni` is not limited precisely thereto, and thatcha'nges 'may' befmadefthereinfvvithif -@nemingshefadjaenehebaw triangle, a body portion'integmlf withftheiz. r.i1post.havingfaplankrpostionngfsiface i V i surface for supporting the plank, a cable holding bolt at the top of the post adapted to support a cable outwardly from the post top, the top of the post vhaving a passage through which the cable can be threaded.

3. For use in a highway guard fence, a fence vpost comprising a base portion having attaching holes positioned at the apices of a triangle, a body portion integral with the base and generally of H-shaped section, said post having a plank positioning surface and a projecting shelf adjacent the bottom of said surface for supporting the plank, a cable holding bolt at the topo the post adapted to support a cable outwardly from the post top, the top of the post having a passage through which the cable can be threaded, the body portion of the post being recessed away from the upper end of the plank position and below the post top to provide lclearance above the plank position. v

4. A guard fence for highways comprising a series of long and short posts detachably supported on a series of buried foundations,

a cable extending between and supported on the long posts, and planks provided below the cable and supported by the long andy short posts, the lower ends of the long and the short posts being of similar Construction so that they may be interchangeably held on the foundations.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature.

ALBERT H. LANGENHEIM. 

